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LifestyleMicrosoft Office 365 Administration (Udemy.com)
Microsoft Office 365 Administration
Created by: Stone River eLearning
Last updated July 2020
Our take
Based on the ratings of 5,985 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in July 2020. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a short, focused course on running the admin side of Microsoft Office 365: setting up a domain, creating users and security groups, migrating mail, and handling spam and malware. At 1.9 hours across 53 lectures, it is closer to a briefing than a full program. The requirements list two years of Windows Server experience plus AD DS, DNS, and PowerShell, so despite being labeled All Levels, it really suits IT professionals and sysadmins rather than total beginners.
Reviewers consistently praise the instructor, credited in several reviews as Sandra, for explaining technical terms like security and compliance settings, licensing, and Exchange in plain language. One reviewer called it enough to work as Level 2 helpdesk support. The complaints are just as consistent: the course has not been updated since 2020, several admin center screens have moved, and a few students wanted more demos and a slide deck to reinforce the material. Coverage of Azure Active Directory and SharePoint gets only a light touch.
At 4.5 stars across nearly 6,000 ratings, students clearly get value out of it, and it is short enough to finish in one sitting for someone who just needs the basics fast. But six years is a long time in cloud admin tooling, and the reviews confirm the interface has drifted from what is shown. Treat it as a solid primer on concepts and terminology, then expect to relearn the current admin center layout on your own.
Pros
- Clear, plain-language explanations of licensing, security, and Exchange setup
- Covers the real day-to-day admin tasks: users, groups, mail migration, spam control
- Short enough to finish in one sitting at under two hours
- High rating from a large review base of nearly 6,000 students
Cons
- Not updated since 2020, and several admin center screens have since changed
- Light on demos and has no slide deck to reinforce the lecture content
- Barely touches Azure Active Directory or SharePoint integration
This is a good focused course on the major tasks you need to know to administer Microsoft Office 365.
Listed as All Levels, but the prerequisites assume two years of Windows Server and AD DS experience.
What you will learn
- Setup a custom domain on on microsoft
- Understand the basics of the integrated applications
- Check service health
- Check and log service requests
- Generate customized reports
- Create and manage users in Microsoft Office 365
- Create security groups
- Import users
- Migrate mail to Office 365 Outlook
- Manage spam and malware
Course content
4 sections · 53 lectures · 1.9 hours of video 3 quizzes
- 1Course Introduction 2 free previews2 lectures · 3 min
- 2Module 1 - Getting Your Domain Ready 3 free previews14 lectures · 1 quiz · 34 min
- 3Module 2 - Working with Users and Contacts22 lectures · 1 quiz · 44 min
- 4Module 3 - Maintaining Office 365 Data and Recipients15 lectures · 1 quiz · 31 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- IT professionals who want to deploy Microsoft Office 365 cloud environment in their organizations
- Network and IT administrators responsible for administering Microsoft Office 365 platform
- System integrator and consultants responsible for integration with on-premise directory services, and compliance with service level agreements
What you need before you start
- The course requires a minimum of two years of experience of administering the Windows Server operating system, including Windows Server 2012 or later.
- Along with this, experience of setting up and working with AD DS, DNS, PKI Certificates and Windows PowerShell is also required.
How it compares
Against the other 459 rated Udemy courses in Office Productivity on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 45% of them
- Reviews5,985#33 of 460 by number of reviews
- Length1.9 hoursshorter than 78% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2020earlier than 85% of them
Course Description
The Microsoft Office 365 – Administration enables the candidates to setup a cloud-based environment by evaluating, planning and deploying Microsoft Office 365. The candidates are also enabled to operate and administer the Microsoft Office 365 services including identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. The students will learn the skills required to set up and sustain an Office 365 tenant and users.
This course focuses on the administration, configuration, troubleshooting and operations of the Microsoft Office 365 platform. The candidates who complete this course are able to setup a working environment of Microsoft Office 365.
The Microsoft Office 365 – Administration enables the candidates to setup a cloud-based environment by evaluating, planning and deploying Microsoft Office 365. The candidates are also enabled to operate and administer the Microsoft Office 365 services including identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. The students will learn the skills required to set up and sustain an Office 365 tenant and users.
This course focuses on the administration, configuration, troubleshooting and operations of the Microsoft Office 365 platform. The candidates who complete this course are able to setup a working environment of Microsoft Office 365.
The Microsoft Office 365 – Administration enables the candidates to setup a cloud-based environment by evaluating, planning and deploying Microsoft Office 365. The candidates are also enabled to operate and administer the Microsoft Office 365 services including identities, dependencies, requirements, and supporting technologies. The students will learn the skills required to set up and sustain an Office 365 tenant and users.
This course focuses on the administration, configuration, troubleshooting and operations of the Microsoft Office 365 platform. The candidates who complete this course are able to setup a working environment of Microsoft Office 365.
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Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
5,985 Reviews
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Reviews
By Patelankitkumarp on 2/8/2026
Its really Amazing and Very Helpful Course to understand start of the Basic knowledge from how to start the deployment Microsoft 365 Tenant for your Domain
By Ketut Surya Prasetya on 1/31/2026
Great courses, for me as a beginner on learning this subject the module was great on presents the keypoints, and Sandra doing great on explaining all the highlight and easy to understand. Great session with the right instructor, well done keep it up
By Richard Bicknell on 9/18/2025
This is a good focused course on the major tasks you need to know to administer Microsoft Office 365. A video refresh of this course with the latest Microsoft WebUI and options would make it even better.
By Erik Malicher on 7/12/2024
It was a pretty good course, BUT: 1. it hasn't been updated since 2020 and lots of changes... 2. wasn't very indepth on many subjects 3. I wish there was more of demos 4. also not many key subjects were explained, example Azure Active Directory, Sharepoint, ...
By Tyler Koenig on 12/10/2023
Great overview of the Microsoft admin centers, although some sites may be outdated. However, 90% of the terminology and methods still apply. Thank you.
By Talha Ashraf Janjua on 10/11/2023
From technical terms, Email Exchange, user account settings, groups, managing license and security of O365 Sandra covered all with easy to understand Demo. This is enough information to work as a Level 2 IT Helpdesk Tech according to my knowledge or if you are learning Azure Architect it gives a perspective how the admin will see the portals.
By Madabhushi Sreekar Bharadwaj on 1/13/2023
I am new to this Course, and I felt really very happy they way of presentation which helped me a lot to understand the concepts much easier.
By Fenni Nuugulu on 1/4/2023
Everything i always wanted to know about 365 was covered. Domain register, exporting accounts ,email migration ,managing users, contacts and licenses where all covered in this course. Thank you
By Anonymized User on 4/24/2022
Thanks for getting me comfortable with the whole Office365 management idea. I am a lot more comfortable navigating that environment after this brief and enlightening course.
By Tebogo Comfort Leshotho on 11/18/2021
Very straight to the point. Everything you need to know about Administering Office 365. Loved the course! Course felt rushed though but very very important if you're planning to be a Office 365 Administrator and want to get straight to the most important settings.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100
- Video Duration:
1.9h - Price: $13.99
- Provider: Udemy
- Updated:
July 2020 - Level:
All Levels - Language:
English - Certificate:
Yes - Lectures:53 in 4 sections
- Practice:3 quizzes
- Students:16,700
- Subtitles:8 languages
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